Tag Archives: VC

Appeal launched to find remains of VC winner of Vimy Ridge

Posted on February 6, 2016 by

The remains of a VC winner and those of more than 40 of his comrades may have been discovered close to the Canadian Memorial at Vimy Ridge in France. The Battle of Vimy Ridge took place in April 1917 and … Continue reading →

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CWGC launches Battle of Loos Remembrance Trail

Posted on October 1, 2015 by

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) has unveiled a Battle of Loos Remembrance Trail. It aims to tell the tale of an offensive that was the largest of the war for the British Army up until that moment and involved … Continue reading →

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Memorial garden for VC-winning Guards officer

Posted on September 2, 2015 by

A memorial garden has opened in Maidenhead, Berkshire, to commemorate a First World War Victoria Cross winner. Captain Thomas Tannatt Pryce (32) of the Grenadier Guards, was reported missing on 13 April 1918 after a fierce, close-quarter battle with German … Continue reading →

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Lost VC goes on show in Brighton

Posted on April 14, 2015 by

A ‘mislaid’ Victoria Cross has gone on show at the Brighton Museum in Sussex. The medal was awarded posthumously to 42-year-old Major George Godfrey Massy Wheeler of the 7th (Hariana ) Lancers. It was found by museum staff who were searching … Continue reading →

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English town axes idea of streets named after WW1 soldiers

Posted on January 3, 2015 by

An English town council has rejected a proposal to name new streets after local men who were decorated for bravery in the First World War. Milton Keynes, in Buckinghamshire, is due to expand by at least 3,000 houses over the … Continue reading →

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Coldstream Guards VC winner remembered

Posted on October 6, 2014 by

A soldier who won the Victoria Cross (VC) in the First World War has been remembered at a special service in his native Northumberland. Guardsman Frederick William Dobson of the Coldstream Guards risked his own life in a bid to … Continue reading →

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Exhibition focuses on Gordon Highlanders in the First World War

Posted on February 5, 2014 by

An exhibition focusing on the Gordon Highlanders and their experience during the first months of the First World War has opened at the regiment’s museum in Aberdeen. Shattered Hopes: The Gordon Highlanders in 1914 follows the unit throughout the battles … Continue reading →

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